barrel
/ˈbɛrəl/
noun
- A large round container with flat ends, usually made of wood or metal, used for storing liquids or other goods.
- The old barrel in the cellar was full of rainwater.
- The winery aged the wine in oak barrels for two years.
- We bought a barrel of pickles at the county fair.
- The amount that a barrel can hold, used as a unit of measurement (especially for oil, beer, or other liquids).
- The ship carried 500 barrels of crude oil.
- The price of oil dropped to $50 a barrel.
- The brewery produces 10,000 barrels of beer each month.
- The long metal tube of a gun through which the bullet is fired.
- The soldier looked down the barrel of the enemy's gun.
- The gun's barrel was hot from firing.
- He cleaned the barrel of his rifle after target practice.
- A cylindrical part of a machine, such as a pump or a pen.
- The pump's barrel was made of stainless steel.
- He replaced the barrel of the lock with a new one.
- The ink barrel of the pen was empty.
verb
- To move very quickly, often in a forceful or uncontrolled way.
- She barreled through the crowd to catch the bus.
- The children barreled into the room, laughing and shouting.
- The truck barreled down the highway at top speed.
- To put something into a barrel or barrels.
- The distillery barrels the whiskey and lets it age for years.
- They barreled the apples for transport to the market.
- The fish were barreled and shipped overseas.
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